Have you had one of those nights when you just don't feel like making dinner but looked out the window to find it pouring cats and dogs? Or maybe you're having a party and you need to have food catered in, since your kitchen isn't equipped to handle baking two dozen enchiladas. Or maybe you just want pizza but don't know where to get it in your neighborhood.

If you don't speak Japanese, any of these could make for a challenge. Thankfully, Tokyo has plenty of restaurants that offer delivery service for English speakers.

Good eats for home or office

Kiwi Kitchen

Started by two New Zealanders in 1998, The Kiwi Kitchen has been offering gourmet lunch deliveries to offices, schools, and homes around central Tokyo for more than a decade. While they have a café in Shirokane, their main focus is on food delivery and you can sign up for a lunch delivery by phone or email. They also offer catering for all manner of events and will be happy to work with you on whatever menu you require.

Rosti

Rosti Delivery Food Service provides lunch boxes all around Minato Ward, with a focus on Mediterranean salads, sandwiches, and wraps. They use only fresh ingredients and their bread is baked every morning so you have no fear of your salad being dry or your sandwich stale. You can order on their website in English and they'll bring lunch right to your office.

Maishoku

Maishoku is an online food delivery marketplace where restaurants and diners can connect. Just fill in your location details on the site and it will list a variety of nearby restaurants that offer delivery to you. You can search by type of food, order your food, specify a deliver time, and pay right on the website with no need for worrying about having to order in Japanese or even leave your desk or home.

Campaign Wagon Cafe

Campaign Wagon Cafe offers Tokyo Food and Beverage in full service for corporate event. Customizable Menu Options at Affordable Price. Catering for Corporate Events on Short Notice. Delicious Food Prepared and Delivered on Time.

PDelivery

PDelivery is another service that matches up restaurants and diners. Just specify your delivery time, location, pick out a restaurant and food, enter your payment details, and the food is on its way. Note: PDelivery does have a minimum order amount of 2,500 yen.

Pizza Delivery in Tokyo

Craving pizza but don't want to go to Shakey's? There aren't a lot of eat-out options for pizza in Tokyo, so fortunately delivery is quite common. There are a number of delivery options in the city and several allow you to order online in English.

Domino's

A name familiar in the United States, Domino's is thriving in Tokyo, and they let you order online!.

Pizza-La

Pizza-La is a local Japanese pizza chain and delivers throughout Tokyo. While they don't offer online ordering in English (though you can on the Japanese site), they do offer ordering in English over the phone. Note: Coupons and credit cards are not accepted for English ordering over the phone.

Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut, another familiar American brand, delivers all the comforts of a good tomato pie across Tokyo. They do have an English language menu page on their site though you have to order either by calling a store or else ordering through the Japanese site. Note: Pizza Hut requires a minimum order of 1,400 yen for delivery.

Pizzakaya

Pizzakaya makes the bold claim of being the “most mouth-watering pizza in Asia.” While we have no way to guarantee that, they do offer California Gourmet pizza, a perfect alternative to the above more mainstream chains. They deliver all around Roppongi and Nishi-Azabu neighborhood and you can order online here.